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our guest is white house reporter david jackson. been a look at what is next for iraq with my coat -- then a look at what is next for iraq with michael gordon. ♪ host: good morning. it is sunday, december 30, 2012. we are less than 48 hours away from going over the fiscal cliff leaders have been working for the weekend to craft a compromise that can be agreed to before midnight tomorrow. it is now all but certain that any deal will be a far cry from the grand bargain that many leaders once imagined. as we take you through all the latest on the "washington journal," we would like to hear what you would like to say to congressional leaders on this 11th hour deal. what tax and spending issues do need included in any compromise. republicans, your number is -- democrats -- independents -- if you are outside the u.s. -- you can also catch up with us on all your favorite social media sites, twitter, facebook, or e- mail us. a very good morning to you. taking to the latest headlines on the fiscal cliff. i will run a few -- through a few o
our guest is white house reporter david jackson. been a look at what is next for iraq with my coat -- then a look at what is next for iraq with michael gordon. ♪ host: good morning. it is sunday, december 30, 2012. we are less than 48 hours away from going over the fiscal cliff leaders have been working for the weekend to craft a compromise that can be agreed to before midnight tomorrow. it is now all but certain that any deal will be a far cry from the grand bargain that many leaders once...
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on the race to jesse jackson jr. as seed. he resigned as many of you know. years the "new york times." and on the economy, cyber monday and black friday, to results are in it. usa today money section, business at top retailers up 26.6%. the economists are saying, and retail sales amount of last year to a little over $60 billion. this year their projected to be about $79 billion. also, this side story on the economy and a shopping. this from the usa today. for the second consecutive year, prospective gun buyers joined black friday shoppers and record numbers. speaking of the money and costs, the new york post front page, the governor there in their york gov. cuomo says the price tag should be about 42 billion in economic damage. possibly worse than hurricane katrina. go ahead.n, we lost her. chris, on our line for what do you think? caller: there has been a lot of greed here in america. there has been away too much to double spending, preparing for obamacare to be pushed. also, i think there is too much spending is going in to government aid. it is too much.
on the race to jesse jackson jr. as seed. he resigned as many of you know. years the "new york times." and on the economy, cyber monday and black friday, to results are in it. usa today money section, business at top retailers up 26.6%. the economists are saying, and retail sales amount of last year to a little over $60 billion. this year their projected to be about $79 billion. also, this side story on the economy and a shopping. this from the usa today. for the second consecutive...
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76% of our schools in jackson need to be charter schools. this is the only outlet that i see for the future of our children in jackson, mississippi. host: let me throw this into the mix before we go. schools install a tracking system despite protests. ships pinpoint location of students. -- chips. perry, philadelphia, tennessee, democratic caller. how you fix the school system? caller: i appreciate you letting me speak. years ago i was in south florida and my children are going to be forced to learn to. -- learn to speak spanish. we pay tax dollars for the school system to work. if we take our children out of school and don't allow our children to go to school, the federal government says they are going to lock us up for child abuse. however, if the congress and the senators or our politicians want to take the money away from federal schools or from the school systems, why don't they stop and think about something. you cannot law you cannot have one allowing them to do something and another that takes it away. we have a federal law that says
76% of our schools in jackson need to be charter schools. this is the only outlet that i see for the future of our children in jackson, mississippi. host: let me throw this into the mix before we go. schools install a tracking system despite protests. ships pinpoint location of students. -- chips. perry, philadelphia, tennessee, democratic caller. how you fix the school system? caller: i appreciate you letting me speak. years ago i was in south florida and my children are going to be forced to...
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jackson's condition. first and foremost, i think that when you have people who are in public office like this and whatnot, we still have to treat it like a job essentially. so, you're not showing up for work for a period of time, such as a month, you do owe it to your constituents and your people to disclose some sort of information. also, i think a lot of us are really kind of forgetting about the compassion of american people in general. it would be very tough, i think, for any american to, when hearing information like that, be overly critical. i think if there was a statement made earlier, i think that we as people would understand and only really come out in support. that's all i wanted to say. i just think that if you're not going to show up for work like that, you tell people, we're very understanding, and i think it would be nice. thank you. host: thanks for the call. from politics, this headline on another member of congress, senator susan collins and a near ripken-like stat nuts u.s. senate. she
jackson's condition. first and foremost, i think that when you have people who are in public office like this and whatnot, we still have to treat it like a job essentially. so, you're not showing up for work for a period of time, such as a month, you do owe it to your constituents and your people to disclose some sort of information. also, i think a lot of us are really kind of forgetting about the compassion of american people in general. it would be very tough, i think, for any american to,...
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gene has to say in jackson, michigan. caller: i think they should let it expire on the first of january. cutting entitlements, the national debt, $8 trillion of that is money spent from taken from social security. they are trying to do away with it without having to pay it back. they want to keep the $8 trillion. the tax code worked fine when clinton was president and it can work fine again. host: we're asking republicans what you think about republican flexibility on the anti-tax pledge. here are the numbers to call if you are a republican -- sara is our next caller in edgewater, maryland. caller: good morning. if the republican party continues to do what it does with no tax increases, a social attitudes that they have, they obviously don't recognize the country has changed. the party will self-employed. signs are showing of that. to make a pledge to an ever increasing taxes is insane, because times have changed. you have to have the flexibility to do what is best for the country. obviously, there are still lot of lawmak
gene has to say in jackson, michigan. caller: i think they should let it expire on the first of january. cutting entitlements, the national debt, $8 trillion of that is money spent from taken from social security. they are trying to do away with it without having to pay it back. they want to keep the $8 trillion. the tax code worked fine when clinton was president and it can work fine again. host: we're asking republicans what you think about republican flexibility on the anti-tax pledge. here...
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there was something that i liked, they give a lot of money to civil- rights organizations like jesse jackson and the n.a.a.c.p. i am one who supports pumping capital into the community so we can create jobs and small businesses. the young lady is on point with that. it has been an uphill battle for me to get african-americans to see in general that it is the new civil rights challenge. i'm so glad the banks do have regulation, because they tend to exploit black and brown communities. i'm so glad are our alternatives community banks and credit unions now. keep up the good work, young lady. thank you. host: for more information about what your group is doing and you are the director of the program, ptrust.org is one of the websites. caller: a lady called about not being able to have a bank account because there was a minimum balance she had to maintain. i belonged tour credit union for years and the minimum balance is $5. when my children were in high school, they wanted to manage their own money and put their money in wachovia. my daughter had a conniption when she put a hundred dollars in an
there was something that i liked, they give a lot of money to civil- rights organizations like jesse jackson and the n.a.a.c.p. i am one who supports pumping capital into the community so we can create jobs and small businesses. the young lady is on point with that. it has been an uphill battle for me to get african-americans to see in general that it is the new civil rights challenge. i'm so glad the banks do have regulation, because they tend to exploit black and brown communities. i'm so...
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., andrew jackson, john taylor, the list goes on, they all wondered -- this is all written on what the banking industry would eventually do to our country. no political figure speaks on that. why? host: thanks for the call. many people in in on our facebook page -- nick and also join us on our twitter page. dan is on the phone from georgetown, massachusetts, and independents. caller: good morning. i would like to give a shout out to the guy from las vegas. that's it right there. my question would specifically being for the candidates, are you familiar with the rothschilds and there and balance on western civilization -- and their influence on western civilization's central banking? the american people have been warned from the beginning, w whoever controls the money controls the military and the media. i wonder if they are familiar with the rothschild family. i pretty much recently figured out the entire western civilization economic policies are based on a pyramid scheme. if you look at the back of a dollar, on the top of the pyramid is the eye that represents a group called the lumin
., andrew jackson, john taylor, the list goes on, they all wondered -- this is all written on what the banking industry would eventually do to our country. no political figure speaks on that. why? host: thanks for the call. many people in in on our facebook page -- nick and also join us on our twitter page. dan is on the phone from georgetown, massachusetts, and independents. caller: good morning. i would like to give a shout out to the guy from las vegas. that's it right there. my question...
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was reelected to his fourth term and the story points out that scoop jackson was john kennedy's first choice as a running mate. the essence of the conversation --"just a minute, i will bring the president for you," which was an introduction to some fascinating political history. the family of scoop jackson is trying to put together its own oral history of the senator from washington state. he was a conservative democrat and that story is available on- line. henry is on a line from auburn, alabama, which former president do you admire the most? caller: i did not like lbj as a person but what he did for this country is unbelievable other than the vietnam war. it was what he did for the social structure of the country. he changed it more than any other person ever has. he was a remarkable man. host: let me go back to robert carrow - brian is on the phone from troy, ohio, welcome to the conversation. caller: thank you for everything you do for us. i learned so much every day when i watch your program. i appreciate you very much. host: thank you. my caller: favorite president would have to
was reelected to his fourth term and the story points out that scoop jackson was john kennedy's first choice as a running mate. the essence of the conversation --"just a minute, i will bring the president for you," which was an introduction to some fascinating political history. the family of scoop jackson is trying to put together its own oral history of the senator from washington state. he was a conservative democrat and that story is available on- line. henry is on a line from...
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in 1969, i was leaving for fort jackson, south carolina for the army. mitt romney was heading to france for the champagne valley. that is character. if i had to serve, why didn't he? what was his excuse for not? have a great day. host: daniel s. this -- host: pennsylvania. this is mary ann on the republican line. caller: good morning. i was listening to the woman talking about the loopholes and the taxes for 2011 that romney has not completed. i do not think he really -- he will not release them until he finds out if he wins or loses. if he loses, he will do what he has to to keep the focus on themselves. if he wins, his taxes will be scrutinized. regarding the contributions romney made, he also gets a benefit for that. he had his first -- income reduced by that contribution. transcripts versus taxes, no comparison. it is silly to go after transcripts from 20 years ago. this man has been working and now he has been the president for four years. we are very petty. host: our next call is from roseanne on the democrat's line. caller: of course it is releva
in 1969, i was leaving for fort jackson, south carolina for the army. mitt romney was heading to france for the champagne valley. that is character. if i had to serve, why didn't he? what was his excuse for not? have a great day. host: daniel s. this -- host: pennsylvania. this is mary ann on the republican line. caller: good morning. i was listening to the woman talking about the loopholes and the taxes for 2011 that romney has not completed. i do not think he really -- he will not release...
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up next, an update from bobby jackson from c-span radio. fo >> would you support an increase in the presence of national guard and the mexico border in light of the drug violence? >> as i'm sure you know, there was an agreement back in 2008 between the united states and mexico where we helped with technical support and aircraft to help with the war on drugs and the drug cartels in mexico. i want to say this. we are stuck in these stereotypes in the states. el paso is the safest city in america or a city of its size. we have safe communities all along the border. it is a great economic engine for our state and these are great communities. >> we should triple the u.s. border control because we have to get serious insult the problem in securing the border. mexico is a great and mighty nation. it's tragic what is happening in mexico. the violence is tragic. but i was visiting with a mexican businessman and he talked about how he received a letter that deal tailed where his grandkids had been for the last week minute by minute. it's tragic. the
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jesse jackson had a primary challenge in the democratic primary for south chicago. jesse jackson jr. one. and duckworth will be on the democratic side to run against walsh. here is from politico this morning. romney campaign runs a debt- free. he raised $12 million last month, nearly twice his call from the previous month and finished the month with $7.3 million in the bank. the report shows a debt-free campaign that has yet to rely on loans that the wealthy-former governor has. it suggests is well-positioned to continue the heavy spending he is used to outmaneuver and sometimes bludgeoned his cash- strapped rivals. while rick santorum had his best fundraising month yet, it was still $2.5 million short of romney's hall -- haul. house bigger newt gingrich raised $2.6 million in february. he spent $2.8 million. he finished with more debt -- $1.55 million -- than cash on hand. front page of "the washington times" this morning. now, to your calls. they're divided them by candidates. paul supporters, romney supporters. we began in fort lauderdale, a romney supporter. cal
jesse jackson had a primary challenge in the democratic primary for south chicago. jesse jackson jr. one. and duckworth will be on the democratic side to run against walsh. here is from politico this morning. romney campaign runs a debt- free. he raised $12 million last month, nearly twice his call from the previous month and finished the month with $7.3 million in the bank. the report shows a debt-free campaign that has yet to rely on loans that the wealthy-former governor has. it suggests is...
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on capitol hill today, were the illinois democratic congressman jesse jackson jr. is on medical leave for exhaustion. the chicago tribune stated that it was the first public disclosure that he has been on medical leave since june 10. during that time, his office has issued at least 10 news releases. as to why jackson's office waited two weeks to tell his constituents, as the spokesman says it was a family request. those are some of the headlines on c-span radio. >> july 7 and eighth, book and tv and american history tv will explore jefferson city, missouri. >> this is probably our most famous spot. this is what we show people when they come into the archives here at the page library. this is a book about harriet tubman. it is called "harriet, the moses of her people." this book was written in 1866. the special thing about this book is that harriet tubman made her mark on there. that is the most famous autograph, if you want to call it that come on -- call it that, in page library. of course, she could not right, so she signed her mark with the side of the cross. >>
on capitol hill today, were the illinois democratic congressman jesse jackson jr. is on medical leave for exhaustion. the chicago tribune stated that it was the first public disclosure that he has been on medical leave since june 10. during that time, his office has issued at least 10 news releases. as to why jackson's office waited two weeks to tell his constituents, as the spokesman says it was a family request. those are some of the headlines on c-span radio. >> july 7 and eighth, book...
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jackson lee: so i'd like to say thank you to her and wish her well. she is an american hero because of the courage and certainly we acknowledge those who lost their lives and those who were wounded on that tragic day but what a symbol that this congresswoman represents, this american represents to all who seek a better place. i ask our colleagues to enthusiastically support h.r. 3801. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman yields back. the gentleman from washington. mr. reichert: still no additional members seeking time. i reserve. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves the balance of his time. the gentleman from michigan. mr. levin: i guess we'll wrap up. i do show as i look about and think of this institution, it sometimes can be quite impersonal. i think for all of us today this is a very personal moment, and i think all of us join in saluting gabby and mark. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. the gentleman from washington. mr. reichert: i thank y
jackson lee: so i'd like to say thank you to her and wish her well. she is an american hero because of the courage and certainly we acknowledge those who lost their lives and those who were wounded on that tragic day but what a symbol that this congresswoman represents, this american represents to all who seek a better place. i ask our colleagues to enthusiastically support h.r. 3801. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman yields back. the gentleman from washington. mr....
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host: let's go to jackson, mississippi, on the democratic line. caller: good morning. i'm very glad i got through. i'm very interested in what you are talking about. i am just elated that this gentleman is on and speaking of the hispanic people. i think they are doing a great job. they come here to work. their values are no different than american values. they want family. they want to take care of their kids. they want their kids educated. they want their children to be able to work in this society just like everybody in america. everybody in america huckster remember there -- america house to remember their ancestors came here for the same reasons -- everybody in america has to remember that their ancestors came here for the same reasons. the gentleman that was on before that was talking about we need to learn our values -- we have not learned our own values yet. host: max sevilla? guest: i take great pride in the fact we are upright -- a nation of immigrants. we are a melting pot. through our diversity, we have a new and interesting for festive -- an interesting per
host: let's go to jackson, mississippi, on the democratic line. caller: good morning. i'm very glad i got through. i'm very interested in what you are talking about. i am just elated that this gentleman is on and speaking of the hispanic people. i think they are doing a great job. they come here to work. their values are no different than american values. they want family. they want to take care of their kids. they want their kids educated. they want their children to be able to work in this...
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it was the cherokee indians -- andrew jackson. it was the cherokee indians that went to somewhere else. when the cherokees' challenged it in the court overruled jackson and he said to the people -- he decided they could it force it. he was the only person i knew that went up against the courts. thank god for checks and balances. all the supreme court is doing is interpreting the law. nothing else. that judge was asking -- host: we leave it there. mike is a republican in san diego. hello. caller: good morning. this administration is mistaken if they believe that this country's economy -- host: back to the "washington post" article. obama's comments on court- stirred debates. host: candidates regularly denounce the u.s. court of appeals for the ninth circuit and he said he thought obama was being similarly cute -- host: next call comes from boston. a democrat. you are on the air. good morning. caller: yes, good morning, c- span. thank you for taking my call. i have two comments. i think that antonin scalia, the comments he made abou
it was the cherokee indians -- andrew jackson. it was the cherokee indians that went to somewhere else. when the cherokees' challenged it in the court overruled jackson and he said to the people -- he decided they could it force it. he was the only person i knew that went up against the courts. thank god for checks and balances. all the supreme court is doing is interpreting the law. nothing else. that judge was asking -- host: we leave it there. mike is a republican in san diego. hello....
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andrew jackson was accused of not being able to read and that his mother was a british whore. that was a pretty good political advertisement back in the 1840's. look at the highest level of political debate, the lincoln- douglas debates. they had to bring the supporters in separately so they would not brawl. what they were doing was attacking the other person's position on slavery. would we of not wanted to have abraham lincoln on slavery? host: fred from bedford, pennsylvania. caller: good morning. thank you for taking my call. i wonder about all this money being spent. as the understand as far presidential election goes because the popular vote does not elect the president or the vice president. you know, a lady called in earlier and she was mad about the money being spent and i kind of agree with her. it is like getting a five-star restaurant menu and you have these fast food items is what they are selling at a high price. we are $15 trillion in the whole and people cannot do better than this and that is sad. i support ron paul. i have read a few of his books. it doesn't se
andrew jackson was accused of not being able to read and that his mother was a british whore. that was a pretty good political advertisement back in the 1840's. look at the highest level of political debate, the lincoln- douglas debates. they had to bring the supporters in separately so they would not brawl. what they were doing was attacking the other person's position on slavery. would we of not wanted to have abraham lincoln on slavery? host: fred from bedford, pennsylvania. caller: good...
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caller: david jackson with "usa today," thank you for your time. for more details, go to c- span.org. coming up in 45 minutes, we turn our attention to the federal reserve chairman's testimony on capitol hill today. we talk with carolyn maloney -- sits on the financial services committee that will hear from up a reserve. up next, we are talking with utah republican jason chaffetz. we will be right back. >> bobby jindal is scheduled to reveal his proposal for the next fiscal year today. a budget $900 million in the red. in shreveport, it is mostly cloudy and 37 degrees at the airport. the news anding to weather station. >> this weekend, "book tv" and "american history td" export sure we see -- shreveport louisiana. the author of the union army's inlar in -- army's failure louisiana. and look at the 200,000 books of the john smith snowbelt collected house that the lsu archive. on cspan3, from barksdale air force base, a look on their role in 9/11. a history of the b-52 bomber. who is a founding father's autograph collection at the louisiana state mus
caller: david jackson with "usa today," thank you for your time. for more details, go to c- span.org. coming up in 45 minutes, we turn our attention to the federal reserve chairman's testimony on capitol hill today. we talk with carolyn maloney -- sits on the financial services committee that will hear from up a reserve. up next, we are talking with utah republican jason chaffetz. we will be right back. >> bobby jindal is scheduled to reveal his proposal for the next fiscal year...
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civil rights activists in the first march from selma to montgomery to protest the shooting of jimmy lee jackson, killed just a few weeks earlier by state troopers while doing nothing more than registering african-americans to vote. the march lasted only six blocks before coming to a violent end on the edmund pet tiss bridge. in what has become known as bloody sunday, police used tear gas and clubs to beat the protesters back from the bridge. the upsitting -- upsetting, horrifying images of peaceful marchers being brutally assaulted by authorities brought national attention to the plight of african-americans in the south and greater resolve to those seeking equality for all. two days later, the reverend martin luther king jr. led a second symbolic march where 2000 participants returned to the edmund pettis bridge and proceeded to kneel and pray. on march 21, this time with protection from federal authorities and the alabama national guard, the reverend martin luther king jr. led a 54-mile march to the state capitol building. three days later the group that started with 3,000 participants and gre
civil rights activists in the first march from selma to montgomery to protest the shooting of jimmy lee jackson, killed just a few weeks earlier by state troopers while doing nothing more than registering african-americans to vote. the march lasted only six blocks before coming to a violent end on the edmund pet tiss bridge. in what has become known as bloody sunday, police used tear gas and clubs to beat the protesters back from the bridge. the upsitting -- upsetting, horrifying images of...
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jackson host: bill, fla., democratic line. -- host: jacksonville, fla. caller: i just look at the proposal that the gop made. everything that they made affects the people. it does not seem like it affects them out all. they want to take everything from the people and they don't want nothing that happens to them. host: to happen to them? -- what should happen to them? caller: they need to pay their fair share. republicans took this pledge back in 1986 not to raise taxes on the wealthy, but the middle class has been carrying the country all these years. i think they need to pay their fair share. host: right wing radical on twitter. frederick, md., go ahead. caller: this idiotic notion that the people are not paying their fair share? all one needs to do is look at the irs reports that says the top 1% of the nation are paying a 38% of the nation's income tax bill. the top 10% of the nation are paying the 70% majority of the nation's income tax bill. it's absurd to indicate that it's not a fair share. it obviously is. what these individuals are really saying
jackson host: bill, fla., democratic line. -- host: jacksonville, fla. caller: i just look at the proposal that the gop made. everything that they made affects the people. it does not seem like it affects them out all. they want to take everything from the people and they don't want nothing that happens to them. host: to happen to them? -- what should happen to them? caller: they need to pay their fair share. republicans took this pledge back in 1986 not to raise taxes on the wealthy, but the...
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there is the jackson school in philadelphia. they are doing great jobs for the kids. the teachers and principals are collaborating with each other. the question is how to sustain it and scale it up for all kids. that is what we should be learning from each other, not piting each other against each other. that is what has sometimes happen in terms of charter schools. host: houston, texas, is the last call, on the independent line. caller: hello, thank you for "washington journal." there seems to be some talk of conspiracy to deny youth adequate education. i think we're using unions and money to do it. first of all, i think teachers are not adequately compensated enough for what they are doing. i think they should be on a pedestal. i think once you pay the teachers adequately, we can get the kinds of individuals in the schools who can accurately educate children. to have all of this bickering about pensions and quality of education, i think once the teachers are adequately compensated for what they are doing we can scrutinize about the product they are putting out. i do
there is the jackson school in philadelphia. they are doing great jobs for the kids. the teachers and principals are collaborating with each other. the question is how to sustain it and scale it up for all kids. that is what we should be learning from each other, not piting each other against each other. that is what has sometimes happen in terms of charter schools. host: houston, texas, is the last call, on the independent line. caller: hello, thank you for "washington journal."...
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lots of stories about the announcement from the staff of representative jesse jackson, jr., the congressman from illinois, about his health condition. you can see the headline in "usa today." the congress as the congressman bought a health condition is more serious than believed. he went on medical leave june 10 and it is said to be treated for exhaustion. back to phone calls about health care and your views on it. michael in fort worth, a democrat. go ahead, please. caller: i think it is a very timely topic, thank you, and as always, to me the information coming out about the ruling itself, simply going on line to what chief justice roberts putting in a 59-page discussion of why he upheld it explaining to anyone who is at least a reasonable that it was -- the commerce clause power of the congress, although explaining why he did not think it covered it, there was no doubt about the taxing congress to cover it. anyone to me who is just trying to use objective reasoning beauty the actual number of people who would pay a penalty for not making a contribution to universal health coverage, it wo
lots of stories about the announcement from the staff of representative jesse jackson, jr., the congressman from illinois, about his health condition. you can see the headline in "usa today." the congress as the congressman bought a health condition is more serious than believed. he went on medical leave june 10 and it is said to be treated for exhaustion. back to phone calls about health care and your views on it. michael in fort worth, a democrat. go ahead, please. caller: i think...
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caller: jessie -- jessie it is not jackson. i am voting for jessie, but jessie jackson is from chicago. jessie johnson, and robert, who is also, i belive he is iunning for governer. it will be a protest vote. i am so dissapointed people here could not vote. caller: a good morning. i am -- i cannot stand debbie. es. tells us so many liv and bill nelson is the biggest fake that ever came along. he is anything but an independent. but i was wondering if i could make a comment about abortion. everyone seems to think it is such an easy subject. i am the father of a daughter and two granddaughters. and i can tell you that the part of the abortion and question that people never talk about is the responsibility corp. for an unwanted pregnancy. when i was growing up, if you got someone pregnant, you were going to marry them and that child was going to have your name. but look what has happened. birth control bills came along, so that if there was an unwanted pregnancy, it was the woman's fault because she did not take your pills. now, le
caller: jessie -- jessie it is not jackson. i am voting for jessie, but jessie jackson is from chicago. jessie johnson, and robert, who is also, i belive he is iunning for governer. it will be a protest vote. i am so dissapointed people here could not vote. caller: a good morning. i am -- i cannot stand debbie. es. tells us so many liv and bill nelson is the biggest fake that ever came along. he is anything but an independent. but i was wondering if i could make a comment about abortion....
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host: congressman ron paul, republican from texas, representing the 14th district -- galveston, like jackson, victoria, freeport, also a presidential candidate. let us go to a democratic caller in arkansas. you are in the air. turn down your tv. caller: how are you doing? thank you all for what all of you all do it on c-span. i just want to ask congressman paul -- why not mitt romney release tax records? guest: >> it is statement on that and i think the american people would like to see it happen. i have not volunteered to instruct him on what he should do. i tried to instruct myself what i should do. i think the american broadcast board and i made a statement it would probably be helpful to him to let the people know, if that is what they want, since he is the likely nominee for the republican party. host: have you spoken with mitt romney? guest: i have off and on the past months. i saw him a bit during the campaign. host: have you talk about endorsing him? guest: not directly. host: you have a plan you are willing to share? guest: no, i have no plan their we still have a convention to go t
host: congressman ron paul, republican from texas, representing the 14th district -- galveston, like jackson, victoria, freeport, also a presidential candidate. let us go to a democratic caller in arkansas. you are in the air. turn down your tv. caller: how are you doing? thank you all for what all of you all do it on c-span. i just want to ask congressman paul -- why not mitt romney release tax records? guest: >> it is statement on that and i think the american people would like to see...
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host: you mention sheila jackson lee wants to expand the number of air marshals. what is the general feeling and sent to the in congress? guest: i think congress respects and values the air marshall and understanding are the law enforcement arm of the transportation security administration. when you go through airport screening and something happens, it transportation security officer, a screener cannot arrest you. they did not have that power to enforce the law. they can detain you and crowd you somewhere until a law enforcement officer arrives. but they did not have the power. and i think there is some recognition that have been a fair -- the air marshal service strengthens it. host: bill, a republican from ohio. caller: yes, ma'am. on the air marshal's service -- we have a lot of people coming home from the military. a lot of them were security police or weapons systems security forces, which regarding nuclear weapons in some of the more secret sites. i myself was active duty army and i joined the air national guard and got into the security police. we were wel
host: you mention sheila jackson lee wants to expand the number of air marshals. what is the general feeling and sent to the in congress? guest: i think congress respects and values the air marshall and understanding are the law enforcement arm of the transportation security administration. when you go through airport screening and something happens, it transportation security officer, a screener cannot arrest you. they did not have that power to enforce the law. they can detain you and crowd...
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and jackson won the overwhelming popular vote. back in 1824, there was certainly several different parties running and then, of course, john quincy adams won that race and that was -- you had at least three, maybe four, parties then. host: but even -- >> guest guest the electoral votes. host: but even if you take it to more recent campaigns, 1968, the caller referring to george wallace did get 46 electoral votes but didn't get close to winning the presidency, ross perot, '92 and '96, getting nearly 20 percent of the vote in '92 but not one electoral vote. guest: he got 19, and i think -- i believe his -- he won no electoral votes, but i think perot could have won in '92 if there hadn't have been the dropout which delayed his campaign and some people drifted away from him there. i think he had a real shot in 1992. but steve, realistically, the chances for me to win are or any of the third parties are slim unless americans are -- before november 6 of this year wake up and say look, i'm tired of the superpacs dictating who the nomine
and jackson won the overwhelming popular vote. back in 1824, there was certainly several different parties running and then, of course, john quincy adams won that race and that was -- you had at least three, maybe four, parties then. host: but even -- >> guest guest the electoral votes. host: but even if you take it to more recent campaigns, 1968, the caller referring to george wallace did get 46 electoral votes but didn't get close to winning the presidency, ross perot, '92 and '96,...
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we have michael jackson and kobe bryant accused and acquitted. imagine if john ashcroft prosecute them in federal court after the had been acquitted? it will create more divisive -- divisiveness and racial strife. guest: those are all sort of examples that have not happened. but i think, what we see here, whether it is hate crime laws or many of the callers, people are looking for ways not to divide our country based on race or religion or any other factor. again, hate crime laws and not to solve all those problems, but they certainly help. they send a message. they are working. they're reducing hate crime of violence. host: thank you both for talking about this. we appreciate your time. when we come back, we will turn our attention. this headline. and a new report. not following its own standards in the loan process. first, c-span radio. >> it is 9:16 eastern. americans increased spending in february buying more cars, clothes, and kmart price for gas. that is the biggest gain since september. evidence that a stronger job market is boosting the e
we have michael jackson and kobe bryant accused and acquitted. imagine if john ashcroft prosecute them in federal court after the had been acquitted? it will create more divisive -- divisiveness and racial strife. guest: those are all sort of examples that have not happened. but i think, what we see here, whether it is hate crime laws or many of the callers, people are looking for ways not to divide our country based on race or religion or any other factor. again, hate crime laws and not to...
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it goes back -- your caller was articulating many of the same sentiments that andrew jackson was making in the 18 twenties. i think the great challenge the comes when do we get to the point in this country when the typical gamesmanship of politicians becomes so overwhelming and so problematic that the public could begins to be undermined? for instance, tammany hall -- what you could say about tammany hall in a lot of respects is it kept the trains running on time. that stopped happening when the great depression hit, and there was wide discontent in new york city. we have seen this before in the past. the concept of patronage on the federal level where presidents fire all of the people in the government and hire their own supporters. james garfield was assassinated in 1881 because of patronage. look, the country is not functioning very well and i think most people agree about that. i think the sentiment about that remain very polarized because of ideology and partisanship. if this dissatisfaction continues for the next couple of years, i have a difficult time seeing the public not sweep
it goes back -- your caller was articulating many of the same sentiments that andrew jackson was making in the 18 twenties. i think the great challenge the comes when do we get to the point in this country when the typical gamesmanship of politicians becomes so overwhelming and so problematic that the public could begins to be undermined? for instance, tammany hall -- what you could say about tammany hall in a lot of respects is it kept the trains running on time. that stopped happening when...
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he said he would reform the treasury, did read of jackson's fed bank, stopping federal money in these banks. he was going to lower the tariff. he was going to resolve the oregon border dispute with britain and which was a huge dispute. he did all four. were it not for his actions in texas, -- [unintelligible] might not be at all. he served one term and got out. but he came in with a clearly defined program. tariff reform had been a huge issue. oregon had dominated the u.s.- british relationship for 15 years and was getting worse. it was a contagion issue. if you result texas, both the north and south were having a nervous feelings about the result. if you're a northerner, you were uncomfortable. >> the believe he will do those things and it will cost him a second term? >> it did not cost of a second term. he made the decision not to run. but making it about big things and making it about achieving. this -- he is methodical, we know, from his brain experience. -- bane experience >> to try a new format here. i will ask a question and he will rebut. >> my famous -- my favorite color is b
he said he would reform the treasury, did read of jackson's fed bank, stopping federal money in these banks. he was going to lower the tariff. he was going to resolve the oregon border dispute with britain and which was a huge dispute. he did all four. were it not for his actions in texas, -- [unintelligible] might not be at all. he served one term and got out. but he came in with a clearly defined program. tariff reform had been a huge issue. oregon had dominated the u.s.- british relationship...
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host: dna is on the independent live from jackson, michigan. -- dan. caller: good morning. had problems with vitamin d deficiency. the university clinics that i went to in michigan did not do of vitamin d. test. as a result, i had dental work done and bone grafts that were all failing as a result of a vitamin d deficiency. my dentist had to intercede because they would not do the test -- i had a thyroid disease in the past, so it was not connected. the dentist senate to a clinic and i had a major vitamin d deficiency. after getting that result, all the bone grafts were successful. this is an illustration of a medical group that does not do the tests because it is not on their guidelines. as a result, it cost a lot more money for the medical system. i would like to hear your comments on that. guest: that's a good question. it highlights an important difference. first of all, there is no vitamin d topic in the 45 that came out last week. but your situation is a diagnostic situation, not a screening situation. the fact that you had parathyroid surgery in the past means that fo
host: dna is on the independent live from jackson, michigan. -- dan. caller: good morning. had problems with vitamin d deficiency. the university clinics that i went to in michigan did not do of vitamin d. test. as a result, i had dental work done and bone grafts that were all failing as a result of a vitamin d deficiency. my dentist had to intercede because they would not do the test -- i had a thyroid disease in the past, so it was not connected. the dentist senate to a clinic and i had a...
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bobbie, a democrat in jackson, mississippi. caller: ms. murphy, thank you. i am proud that you are pushing this effort, your position. i had been involved in primary elections for nearly 25 years. and there is no voter fraud. it is just a sham for voter for suppression, and at least in some of the states and the one that ayman, that it applies to, i hope you can push it and i hope it can be defeated like it should be. thank you. guest: there is someone that is involved in trying to combat the recently passed measure that would require voter id. that has to be pre-cleared by the justice department and not allow the voter id requirement to go into effect. it is well documented in mississippi how there have been practices to suppress turnout in african-american districts and put them in places that are far away from the committees that they are supposed to serve. things like that are going on in mississippi. contact the justice department and asked them to look into that. host: we have a break down along the numbers. host: we have a tweet from t.j. guest: i am
bobbie, a democrat in jackson, mississippi. caller: ms. murphy, thank you. i am proud that you are pushing this effort, your position. i had been involved in primary elections for nearly 25 years. and there is no voter fraud. it is just a sham for voter for suppression, and at least in some of the states and the one that ayman, that it applies to, i hope you can push it and i hope it can be defeated like it should be. thank you. guest: there is someone that is involved in trying to combat the...
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i remember in 1984 when i was stationed in germany when jesse jackson said wish to call ourselves african americans to have this historical context with rest of the world. we are americans. we don't know anybody over there. there.
i remember in 1984 when i was stationed in germany when jesse jackson said wish to call ourselves african americans to have this historical context with rest of the world. we are americans. we don't know anybody over there. there.
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lisa jackson is creating new standards. we want to encourage her to be as strong as possible, to follow the signs, and make sure when she steps which it sets the standards, like she did former. -- when she sets the standards, like she did for mercury, these are things the epa, the department of interior, the department of energy, the department of transportation can do. we can make progress. palm beach progress in many states and that the epa -- progress in many states and in the epa. host: rod in college station, pa.. caller: two callers in a row talk about how bad the epa is, and one gentleman said excessive regulation is killing jobs. we hear them as a talking point from a lot of conservatives. if you go back to the 2008 republican national convention, the speeches made on this, and the chanting of "drill, baby, drill," and then fast-forward to the bp or oil spill, many republicans were yelling at president obama. how hypocritical can you get? secondly, i would like to say a lot of people are sickened by smoke stack indu
lisa jackson is creating new standards. we want to encourage her to be as strong as possible, to follow the signs, and make sure when she steps which it sets the standards, like she did former. -- when she sets the standards, like she did for mercury, these are things the epa, the department of interior, the department of energy, the department of transportation can do. we can make progress. palm beach progress in many states and that the epa -- progress in many states and in the epa. host: rod...
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i covered jesse jackson. i think, for starters, it is distressing to the extent to which, let's take the office of president has been at the mean in the senate and the halls of congress. from the shouting of, " ," -- "you lie." when people step forth proudly to say the number one goal was to defeat this president. if your number one goal is to defeat the president, then your number one goal is to defeat the party. if you allow -- it is not a question of whether you like or do not like president obama. the office of president itself has to retain a certain dignity. a certain common respect or it loses its power. not just in our eyes, but in the eyes of the world. inside "the new york times" with a map of the u.s. senate. it is titled snowe's sad retreat. inside "the new york times." her comments this morning about what the senate looks like today. we're joined from florida on the independent line. caller: good morning "washington journal" and america. the red party and the blue party has basically come togethe
i covered jesse jackson. i think, for starters, it is distressing to the extent to which, let's take the office of president has been at the mean in the senate and the halls of congress. from the shouting of, " ," -- "you lie." when people step forth proudly to say the number one goal was to defeat this president. if your number one goal is to defeat the president, then your number one goal is to defeat the party. if you allow -- it is not a question of whether you like or...
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whoever runs for the common man, please let them use the alan jackson song "little man." is about the corporations taking over that will sock it to the people. guest: i am a supporter of phil donahue. he opened up the areas of americans that previously had no rights. he is a pioneer for the women's movement and i urged him to run for the senate years ago from connecticut. he could have won especially in a three-way race. i think he should put together a book. he has a lot to say about the media and what it is not doing. he has a lot to say about the decay of our culture and the commercialization of childhood. i am with you on that. i am not running. i am very concerned and i am trying to organize all americans with this book. the real political problem in this country is the corporations have dominated in almost every area you can imagine from genetic engineering to political, electoral, commercialization of childhood, our food, porn, military budgets -- the corporations are there and that is incompatible with democracy. that is what we have to pay attention to. how many
whoever runs for the common man, please let them use the alan jackson song "little man." is about the corporations taking over that will sock it to the people. guest: i am a supporter of phil donahue. he opened up the areas of americans that previously had no rights. he is a pioneer for the women's movement and i urged him to run for the senate years ago from connecticut. he could have won especially in a three-way race. i think he should put together a book. he has a lot to say about...
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guest: that is such a great idea but he lives in jackson, wyoming. host: we appreciate you coming over here to talk about politics. we have an hour and a half ago and coming up, we will look at the new president obama tax proposal and look at u.s.-mexico oil agreements coming up after this news update from cspan radio. >> it is 8:32 eastern time. the mistaken burning of korans at a military base earlier this week is still having repercussions. afghan police have shot and killed five protesters during riots that broke out today and in a possibly related instance, made to assess two coalition troops have killed a man in an afghan army uniform. more on president obama's letter to hamid karzai apologizing for the burning -- the president expresses his deep regret for the reported incident and offered his sincere apology. the letter goes on to say that the error was inadvertence and i assure you we will take the appropriate steps to avoid any recurrence to include holding accountable those responsible. u.s. ambassador delivered a letter to president hamid
guest: that is such a great idea but he lives in jackson, wyoming. host: we appreciate you coming over here to talk about politics. we have an hour and a half ago and coming up, we will look at the new president obama tax proposal and look at u.s.-mexico oil agreements coming up after this news update from cspan radio. >> it is 8:32 eastern time. the mistaken burning of korans at a military base earlier this week is still having repercussions. afghan police have shot and killed five...
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there were protests led by jesse jackson who was demand thank only a few counties recount their votes, not the whole state, there were people flown down to protest that the recount's happening -- recount was happening properly but nun of the officials said they were influenced by the protests, whether from the left or right. what does remain is the bitterness and anger which i want to avoid because if this election is as close as 2000 we're going to see florida-style meltdowns in more than one state and this dispute could go on at least as long as florida did. host: john fund, joins us from new york. steve on the phone from bellingham, washington, good morning. caller: good morning. my question is washington state -- i heard one of the comments saying we should have voter day, not voter month and all of washington and all of oregon has turned to a mail ballot system. i was wondering what you think about it. i support one day myself. but wondering what you think about that. guest: my sister lives in oregon and she finds it strange that if she votes up on election day to vote, there are
there were protests led by jesse jackson who was demand thank only a few counties recount their votes, not the whole state, there were people flown down to protest that the recount's happening -- recount was happening properly but nun of the officials said they were influenced by the protests, whether from the left or right. what does remain is the bitterness and anger which i want to avoid because if this election is as close as 2000 we're going to see florida-style meltdowns in more than one...
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all levels to do more than they are happy paying, and that has gone back to the battle between andrew jackson who wanted to spend a lot of money on these canals and then railroads. americans loved their canals and railroads, but they did not like the notion of paying for it. that is an american constant. in essence we are quite different from europeans. host: so much made over tax policy currently. speak to us in terms of tax policy legislation, the approach by presidents in times like these as they are running for reelection. guest: i think we need to recognize that americans pay income tax until world war ii and that is when deductions began and income taxes were fairly low in the 1950's, and there has been a bipartisan sense that one way to spur the economy in sluggish times is to cut taxes. john kennedy pushed back, saying he was a keynesian era ronald reagan with supply-side economics look back on kennedy as an example. plus, there is a limit to how much cutting taxes will spur the economy and more importantly get jobs directly. so if our main goal is jobs, tax cuts alone, no matter how
all levels to do more than they are happy paying, and that has gone back to the battle between andrew jackson who wanted to spend a lot of money on these canals and then railroads. americans loved their canals and railroads, but they did not like the notion of paying for it. that is an american constant. in essence we are quite different from europeans. host: so much made over tax policy currently. speak to us in terms of tax policy legislation, the approach by presidents in times like these as...
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i quote sheila jackson lee, who was the co-chair of the afghan caucus, we saw progress, and she said joe, it is said that good news has no feet and bad news has wings. if there are good things that we need to let the people of south dakota and no. host: chris in alabama says george w. bush had a one. $5 -- a $1.5 trillion surplus. guest: he also had a problem with a democratic congress beginning in 2007, the last two years of his administration. what had been positive with economic growth, job growth, the policies of the democratic majority with the new speaker, at that time nancy pelosi, if you look there was a big difference in the first six years and the last two years of the bush administration. it is a democratic congress that simply cannot control itself on spending and increasing taxes. host: yet the house and senate were in republican hands when the war in iraq and afghanistan took place pick was a mistake by -- took place. was it a mistake by -- to not pay for it by raising taxes? guest: no. it is common sense. if small businesses and private sector have money, they can hire
i quote sheila jackson lee, who was the co-chair of the afghan caucus, we saw progress, and she said joe, it is said that good news has no feet and bad news has wings. if there are good things that we need to let the people of south dakota and no. host: chris in alabama says george w. bush had a one. $5 -- a $1.5 trillion surplus. guest: he also had a problem with a democratic congress beginning in 2007, the last two years of his administration. what had been positive with economic growth, job...
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host: from the "chicago tribune" -- absentee illinois representative jesse jackson jr. reelected. our next call comes from nashville, tennessee. this is the jacob. caller: thank you for receiving my call. i voted for jill stein. i feel both parties are very short sighted as far as the future of the planet. it is proven by the flooding and so forth. if we do not get into sustainable thinking, then all of this is basically a moot question. also, at each individual has their own responsibility to change their lifestyle so that they do not get sick. it is a two edged sword. corporations will always trump the environment for short-term gains. for example, the promotion of soft drinks. all of these things are killing us, and it is an economic factor. therefore, i am relieved that obama got in, the lesser of two evils thing, but i definitely feel like we are sure-sided. host: have you looked on line to total votell stein's take was? caller: i have not looked. i am sure it is less than 1%. the thing about third parties it is they can have an influence, and if each of us raises consciousne
host: from the "chicago tribune" -- absentee illinois representative jesse jackson jr. reelected. our next call comes from nashville, tennessee. this is the jacob. caller: thank you for receiving my call. i voted for jill stein. i feel both parties are very short sighted as far as the future of the planet. it is proven by the flooding and so forth. if we do not get into sustainable thinking, then all of this is basically a moot question. also, at each individual has their own...